Check out the Commonway System. It's like a pattern language for transportation planning, so it breaks down complex ideas into digestible design problems and solutions. Really helped me wrap my head around things when I started advocating for better bike lanes in my city.

Tbh even stuff like group chats or checking in on family from far away, that's all through screens now. They might just see the hours logged and call it a waste, not get how a dumb meme kept someone's day from being total garbage. We know it's a mix of zoning out and actually feeling close to people.

But then you still have to type it all out later.

That bounce back trick with @noah872's brown noise works wonders.

What brand though.